By Christina Wright ('10)

Many professionals in the sports industry will tell you that one of the reasons they love their job is because no day is exactly the same. Whether you are part of the Ohio University sports administration family or just curious about the MBA/MSA program, you can join the Center for Sports Administration and follow the not-so-typical days of our graduate students. This edition features MBA/MSA students Kyle Daugherty ('10), Bryan Emerson ('10), Rob Norris ('10) and Michael Speight ('11).

Day in the Life of Kyle Daugherty ('10)
8:00 AM Wake up to my first alarm and decide to fall back asleep until 9:00
9:00 AM Wake up and jump in the shower
9:45 AM Begin the walk to class with Alex Vitanye (’10) and
10:10 AM Start Dr. Yiamouyiannis' class about Ethics
10:30 AM George Smalley (’10) gives a personal example of an ethical dilemma
11:00 AM Patrick Skahan (’10) also provides an example of an when he faced an ethical decision
11:30 AM Discuss Josephson’s seminar for remainder of class
12:00 PM Walk up to Copeland for my 6 hour session with Accounting 101 students
5:30 PM Dr. Kirch lets me out early so I can head up and work the Green Fever basketball game between the Bobcats and Miami (OH)
6:00 PM I am tasked with ushering the O-Zone and make sure nothing is thrown onto the court and that students do not get to close to referees
7:00 PM Game starts
8:00 PM Ohio is down by 6, 28-22, going into halftime
8:45 PM I am notified that I will need to help keep students from rushing the court
8:50 PM Tommy Freeman hits a game winning three pointer with .6 seconds left to give the Bobcats the win, 70-68. Soon after, I am nearly trampled as I try to keep the O-Zone from rushing the court.
9:30 PM Head to Taco Bell for a quick dinner
10:30 PM Head to Broney’s with Vitanye and Aaron Lewis (’10) for a few drinks
1:50 AM Head home to get some sleep

Day in the Life of Bryan Emerson ('10)
7:30 AM Wake up, shave and shower.
8:00 AM Breakfast. Decide to be healthy – pass on the Lucky Charms and go with plain old oatmeal
8:15 AM Peruse Sport Governance paper that I spent seven hours working on the day before. Fresh eyes spot several edits that need to be made.
8:30 AM Realize it’s March 1st …fist pump.
8:45 AM Iron shirt. Miss NYC dry cleaners.
9:00 AM Work a bit on Bioenergetics of Baseball paper.
9:30 AM One last check in the mirror before I’m off to class… eyebrow raise, nostril flare, head nod. “Aww yeah, go get ‘em, Emy.”
9:50 AM Heard a rumor that there was a batch of Shirley Higgins’ cookies in the Center. Swing by to grab one… Delicious.
10:10 AM Sport Governance Class. Work with George Smalley (’10) on Yankees Wiki page project.
12:00 PM Head to GA Office for GRS hours.  Work on COSMA accreditation. process forms for Dr. Yiamouyiannis. Sneak back into the Center for another cookie. Tuna fish sandwich for lunch.
2:00 PM Arrive at OHIO baseball office and work on mailings to recruits.
3:00 PM At Ping Center. Happy to see that WiFi is working in the building again and send off a couple of follow up emails re: summer internship opportunities: (1) MLB and (2) Seattle Mariners.
3:15 PM Meet Justin Hunt (’10) in weight room to do chest and triceps workout
3:20 PM Throw heavy stuff around, complain that I’m getting old and weak, make fun of meatheads, and gossip like an old housewife.
5:00 PM Arrive at home. Call Florida Marlins contact to check in on status of summer internships, which I learn are still not approved.  He tells me he’s sitting in the sun watching batting practice at spring training. I tell him I’m looking out the window at snow.
5:10 PM Power nap.
5:45 PM Cook dinner.
6:10 PM Chow time. Impressed by how well I can make salmon now.
6:30 PM Do dishes/clean kitchen.
7:30 PM Receive call from Blue Jays re: internship interview from two weeks ago.  Didn’t get the position, but receive a lead on another potential opportunity.
8:00 PM Catch up on phone calls with a of couple of friends.
9:00 PM Study for next day’s Database Management quiz.
10:35 PM Wish I could just get a handle on this database stuff… not feeling good about the quiz.
11:30 PM Bring Macbook to bed, catch up on Facebook until I get sleepy then down for the count.

Day in the Life of Rob Norris ('10)
6:45 AM Up and at ‘em
7:00 AM Wondering to myself if it is possible to get the USA and Canada to play each other in hockey once a week for the rest of time…
8:00 AM Monday’s are for “thank-you” notes in Grover…special thanks to Crate & Barrel and Bed Bath & Beyond for helping Chelsea and I register for wedding gifts this weekend.
9:00 AM Meeting with Taylor Wood and Craig Decker regarding our Special Problems Project for NAADD.  We are researching the use of technology in athletics fundraising.
10:00 AM Sport Governance Class with Dr. Y.  Today we’re working on our WIKI pages, but Taylor and I are already done so I am going to register for spring quarter classes instead.
11:30 AM Out of class early and head uptown to use a Green Fever coupon at Quiznos with Garrett and Chelsea.
12:00 PM Report for work at the Ohio Bobcat Club.  Most of the office is out today (including Jim Harris and the L.V.G.A., Jessica Lamb), so Garrett and I have the run of the place.
5:30 PM Drop off some dry cleaning and pick up a birthday card for my younger sister Beth, her 27th birthday is this week!
6:00 PM Home for dinner and some homework.
9:15 PM Post new article to www.athleticsfrontier.com, the best resource for innovations, practices, and results in athletics development.
10:00 PM Successfully file (hopefully) my federal and state taxes from 2009.  I love the free online tax programs; I just hope they don’t get me in trouble like they did back in 2006.
11:00 PM Put the computer away for some late night television and relaxation.  Good night!

Day in the Life of Michael Speight ('11)
6:45 AM First alarm sounds, hit snooze.
7:00 AM Second alarm sounds, turn off alarm.
7:15 AM Woken up by Drew “Socks” Ossakow (’11) who once again realized I turned off my alarm without getting up.
7:30 AM Get on bus en route for Finance class.
8:10 AM Finance lecture about risk management begins. 
9:55 AM Get out of class just in time to sprint for the 10 AM bus back to my apartment.

10:00 AM Do Usain Bolt trademark gesture—made the bus with time to spare. 

10:30 AM Finish proof reading paper for Operations class.
12:00 PM Cook lunch while continually saying ‘BAM’!
12:30 PM Realize I again can’t cook.
12:40 PM Leave for class at the Ridges.
1:00 PM Operations class begins.
3:00 PM Get out of class and head to my group meeting for Finance.
4:30 PM Start understanding what we need to do for Finance case.
6:00 PM Finish Finance case write-up and begin a court street expedition for food.
6:15 PM Apply lessons from Finance to dinner choice—slice night at Courtside only 50 cents for cheese and 75 cents for pepperoni.

6:45 PM Decide if I want to be that guy who goes in line 3 times. 

7:00 PM Start reading case on Netflix for Strategy paper.
9:00 PM Follow-up to daily e-mails.
9:30 PM Tune into a little college basketball for some R & R.
10:00 PM Get challenged to a video game by classmate Beau Bauer (’11)… Sike, he never wants to play me.

10:30 PM Start reading the book Billion Dollar Lessons for future bridging session.
11:30 PM Lights out.

For more information on our graduate students, please visit the Class of 2010 and 2011 profile pages.